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• Ivan Allen College to Offer AI Applications Minor in Conjunction with Engineering

  April 3, 2024

  Starting this summer, students at Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will be able to earn a new minor in applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning designed to help them demonstrate their knowledge to prospective employers.

  

• Atlanta Global Studies Symposium to Focus on Languages of Sustainability, Global South

  April 2, 2024

  The Atlanta Global Studies Symposium returns April 12 with a focus on the “Languages of Sustainability and the Global South.” The event will feature a keynote lecture and live performance by Grammy award-winning musician David Sánchez.

  

• Alasdair Young Named Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development

  April 1, 2024

  Alasdair Young, professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named interim associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 1.

  

• Richard Utz Named Interim Dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  March 19, 2024

  Richard Utz, senior associate dean and professor, has been appointed interim dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 20. Dean Husbands Fealing, who served in that role since 2020, has been appointed assistant director of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. 

  

• Public Policy Research Powers Sierra Club Report on Black Energy Burden in Georgia

  March 19, 2024

  The study examines the causes of energy burden among Black residents in Georgia.

  

• Civic Data Analysis Finds New Opportunity for Federal Energy Efficiency Initiatives

  March 18, 2024

  A new study from the School of Public Policy finds that federal housing policies accelerate energy efficiency participation among low- and moderate-income households — even when those policies don’t directly address energy efficiency. 

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Earn Institute Research Awards

  March 13, 2024

  Two Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty members have received Institute Research Awards from the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research. 

  

• International Affairs, Public Policy Researchers Contribute to Special Issue of Cybersecurity Journal

  March 11, 2024

  Jon Lindsay of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Nadiya Kostyuk of the School of Public Policy wrote articles on cybersecurity for a special issue of the Journal of Peace.

  

• Husbands Fealing Appointed Assistant Director of NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

  February 29, 2024

  Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has been appointed assistant director of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.

  

• Public Policy Student Wins EVPR Award at Research, Innovation, & Development Competition

  February 21, 2024

  Ximena Pizarro-Bore, a Ph.D. student in the School of Public Policy, won an Executive Vice President for Research travel grant at the recent Career, Research, Innovation, and Development Conference (CRIDC) poster competition. 
   

  

• Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Could Lead to Eviction Crisis, New School of Public Policy Research Suggests

  February 16, 2024

  The study examined Tennessee's 23005 trimming of its Medicaid rolls and the impact on evictions.

  

• Georgia Tech Mock Trial Team Charts Record-Breaking Semester

  February 14, 2024

  The Georgia Tech Mock Trial team achieved record-breaking success during the Fall 2023 semester, placing in every tournament they attended for the first time in program history.

  

• Vanderbilt Professor: Humanities and STEM Can Do More Together, and Here’s How

  February 14, 2024

  Jay Clayton talked to students and faculty about how to integrate the humanities and social sciences into STEM research projects.

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Earn Summer and Fall 2023 CIOS Honor Roll Placements

  February 13, 2024

  Fifty faculty members from across the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts have been named to the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching Honor Roll for instructional excellence in the Fall 2023 semester. Ten faculty members from the College were named to the Summer 2023 Honor Roll. 

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Members Join Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center Affiliate Program

  February 13, 2024

  The new affiliates will serve as informal advisors helping guide the Center’s work, among other things.

  

• Dean's Report Highlights Momentum in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  January 31, 2024

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is defying enrollment trends in liberal arts and building momentum to expand its positive impact.

  

• Can Solar Geoengineering Save the World?

  January 30, 2024

  As the idea of solar geoengineering picks up steam, Tony Harding, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, invites everyone to join the conversation — starting with learning about what it is, how it works, and whether or not this once-niche proposition really can save the world. 

  

• SPP Alumna Wins Herbert Simon Award

  January 25, 2024

  School of Public Policy alumna Leisha DeHart-Davis was named the 2024 Herbert Simon Award winner. She credits her master’s and Ph.D. in Public Policy for laying the foundation for her academic research.

  

• Bullinger to Join APPAM Policy-Setting Council

  January 24, 2024

  As part of the council, the School of Public Policy assistant professor will help set APPAM's policy and strategy.

  

• What Can Space Teach Us About Sustainability? 

  January 23, 2024

  Researchers in the Ivan Allen College think big to explore questions of sustainability on Earth, in outer space, and on a cosmic scale.  

  

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